What are the responsibilities and job description for the Behavioral Health Technician - Acute Mental Health Facility (Night Shift) (Apply in minutes) position at The Pavilion at Northwest Texas Healthcare System?
Responsibilities
Northwest Texas Healthcare System is a 495-bed system serving the city ofAmarillo and the surrounding region. We offer the ideal combination oftraditional values and the most advanced technologies in healthcare, plus theconveniences of big city living in a friendly, smaller-town atmosphere. Fromthe beauty of Palo Duro Canyon and great recreational facilities to ourquality educational system, Amarillo is a great place to live and work.A hospital is only as good as its employees. Thats why were looking forprofessionals who are dedicated and passionate about their work. Were lookingfor employees who can add to our culture of exemplary patient care andpersonal excellence. Were looking for exceptional professionals who share ourvision and values.Visit us online at : [https : www.nwths.comcareers](https : www.nwths.comcareers)
Position : Mental HealthBehavioral Health (No Degree)
Position Summary :
Supports an organizational culture for Service Excellence and practices theService Excellence Standards to all customer groups. Under the supervision ofthe Director of Nursing, house supervisor, and charge nurse attends topatients direct care needs and performs tasks as delegated. Assists indelivering treatment, safety, and activities of daily living as part of amulti-disciplinary treatment team. Performs duties assigned of observationrounding, medical procedures, leads topic specific groups, manages milieu,training new employees, documentation, and safety rounds.
Job DutiesResponsibilities :
1. Skills Day. 2. Maintain current BLS. 3. Handle with Care certification current. 4. Attends 80% of departmental staff meetings. 5. Attends required in-service trainings.6. Demonstrate proper Infection Control procedures by consistently usingstandard precautions. 7. Presents a neat, professional appearance consistent with the hospitaldress code. 8. Complies with local, state, federal and JC standards and guidelines. 9. Adheres to safety policy and procedures to promote safe work practices. 10. Demonstrates knowledge of policies and procedures specific topositiondepartment. 11. Maintains proper boundaries when interacting with patients and theirfamilies and co-workers. 12. Seeks direction or clarification from Supervisor when necessary. 13. Treats patients with respect according to patient rights andresponsibilities. 14. Communicates in a positive, compassionate and professional manner withpatients, staff and visitors. 15. Checks all mail and correspondence and responds to requests in a timelymanner. 16. Demonstrates “cultural competence” by awareness of cultural differencesand the impact of one’s own personal and professional values and attitudes(i.e., biases, transference and counter transference issues) on the values and attitudes of others, andwillingness to adjust to the cultural differences of patients and families, and co-worker when workingwith them. 17. Complies with hospital attendance policy.
Benefit Highlights :
Challenging and rewarding work environment
Competitive Compensation and Generous Paid Time Off
Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300 Subsidiaries!
Tuition Reimbursement
Retention Bonus Program
Loan forgiveness Program
More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website : benefits.uhsguest.comOne of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital andhealthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built animpressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since itsinception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $14.3billion in 2023. During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of theWorld’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking ofAmerica’s Largest Public Companies.Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 96,700 employeesand continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute carehospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatorycare access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and variousrelated services located all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., PuertoRico and the United Kingdom. www.uhs.com
Qualifications
Requirements :
1. Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association upon hire orwithin 30 days of start date and maintain certification throughout employment.This must be obtained prior to providing patient care. 2. Must possess one of the following :
2 years’ experience providing patient care
EMT Certification
Medical Assistant Certification
High School Diploma or equivalent
Physical and Sensory Requirements :
1. Ability to stoop, kneel, sit, stand, crouch, reach, walk, push, pull,lift, moving about in work area and throughout hospital to accomplish tasks,finger (i.e. pick or type), and grasp 2. Ability to express and exchange ideas via spoken work, conveyinginformation to others in audible, accurate and on occasion quick manner. 3. Perform repetitive motions with wrists, hands, and fingers. 4. Must be able to address and prioritize multiple tasks demands withinestablished time frames. 6. Must be able to concentrate on work amid distractions such as noise,conversations, and foot traffic; must be able to consistently meet deadlinesregardless of case load; must be flexible in work hours in order to meetpatient and organization operating needs. 7. Must maintain self-control in volatile or hostile situations when verballyor physically confronted. 8. Must be able to set therapeutic limits and maintain therapeutic distancewith clients; maintains therapeutic boundaries with patients during treatmentand following discharge. 9. Must be able to physically assist with the restraint of patients whennecessary for the safety of the patient and others (including holding, grasping, pushing andor pulling variable bodyweight). 10. The physical requirements described here are representative of those thatmust be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary functions.
Disclaimer_
Northwest Texas Healthcare System, a subsidiary of UHS, is not acceptingunsolicited assistance from search firms for this employment opportunity.Please, no phone calls or emails. All resumes submitted by search firms to anyemployee at UHS via-email, the Internet or in any form andor method without avalid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed thesole property of UHS. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hiredby UHS as a result of the referral or through other means.___
EEO Statement_
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutualrespect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicantsand teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such,openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement,promotion, and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color,religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexualorientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status,protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal,state or local laws.____We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical toour success.___
Avoid and Report Recruitment Scams_
At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments andrecruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set andexperience with the best possible career path at UHS_ ___and our subsidiaries. During the recruitment process, no recruiter oremployee will request financial or personal information (e.g., Social SecurityNumber, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Ourrecruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail,Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.____If you suspect a fraudulent job posting or job-related email mentioning UHSor its subsidiaries, we encourage you to report such concerns to appropriatelaw enforcement. We encourage you to refer to legitimate UHS and UHSsubsidiary career websites to verify job opportunities and not rely onunsolicited calls from recruiters._
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